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garments next to the skin. Especially is this impor- 

 tant during the process of acclimatization. 



8. Avoid overcrowding and overcrowded rooms. 



9. If married, we must of necessity make converts 

 of our wives or husbands. A woman's main objection 

 to the open window sometimes arises from the fact 

 that, in large towns especially, her clean white cur- 

 tains so soon become dirty, and many husbands are 

 not disposed to sacrifice comfort to health even for 

 the short period necessary for the establishment of 

 toleration. But no one can doubt that the extra 

 household washing and some temporary discomfort 

 are amply compensated for when acquainted with the 

 facts that have been embodied in this brief presenta- 

 tion of the subject. The message of these facts is 

 The Open Window in the Cause of Efficiency and 

 Health. 



H. R. K. 



